Smash hit

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I see I can use box-office hit or box-office smash to refer to a blockbuster, but I have found the expression smash hit. Can I use it with everything? It sounds as if you say the same twice, don't you think?

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Thank you both of you. Yes the two first are more specific, whereas the last is more general. It catched my attention because I have never heard about it and because it seemed to me special to see/seeing together two words with the same or similar meaning. I suppose it gives it a stronger meaning.
I also could saw that smash hit is used in slang language, so that was why I asked for you some ideas about it.

Senior Member

Thank you both of you. Yes the two first are more specific, whereas the last is more general. It caught catched my attention because I have never heard about it and because to me it seemed special to see/seeingtogether two words together with the same or similar meaning. I suppose it gives it a stronger meaning.
I also could saw that smash hit is used in slang language, so that was why I asked you for some ideas about it.